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11 Cards in this Set
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If you cannot speak good of someone or something, then it is better not to speak. |
Say well or be still |
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Human beings do not (or should not) live in isolation. All people are interconnected. A person is not like an island, standing alone and surrounded by sea. |
No man is an island |
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This somewhat humorous saying is often used to excuse male behaviour |
Boys will be boys |
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Your good reputation is worth more than money. |
A good name is better than riches |
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Fighting between countries for a fair and good cause is better than no fighting in a situation that is unfair. |
A just war is better than an unjust peace |
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'Death" is personified as a spiritual being who may call upon us at any time - he has no appointment book. We never know when we will die. |
Death keeps no calendar |
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If something is not faulty or damaged, don't try to repair it. |
If it ain't broke, don't fix it |
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Show respect to people who have died by not saying anything bad about them |
Never speak ill of the dead |
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A physical attack may injure me but a verbal attack cannot injure me. |
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me |
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The person who makes the most fuss gets all the attention. |
The squeaking wheel gets the grease |
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If you force someone to do something or agree with something, it doesn't mean that they really agree. |
He that complies against his will, is of his own opinion still |
